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Legislative Assembly for the ACT: 2001 Week 3 Hansard (6 March) . . Page.. 708 ..
(a) the president; or
(b) the president and 2 members appointed by the president under section 142C (3).
(2) The president is responsible for ensuring the orderly and prompt discharge of the business of the tenancy tribunal.
_Toc483717626">142C Membership of tribunal
(1) The president must be a magistrate appointed by the Minister in writing.(2) The president holds office for the period (not longer than 5 years) stated in the instrument of appointment.
(3) If, having regard to the nature and complexity of a particular dispute, the president considers it desirable, the president may appoint the following 2 additional members to the tribunal for hearing and resolving or deciding the dispute:
(a) 1 member selected from the panel appointed under subsection (4);
(b) 1 member selected from the panel appointed under subsection (5).
(4) The Minister must appoint people who, in the Minister's opinion, are qualified by experience and expertise to represent the interests of tenants to a panel established for this subsection.
_Toc483717627"> (5) The Minister must appoint people who, in the Minister's opinion, are qualified by experience and expertise to represent the interests of owners to a panel established for this subsection.
142D Powers of tribunal
The tenancy tribunal has power to do everything necessary or convenient to be done for or in connection with the exercise of its functions unless expressly stated otherwise in this Act._Toc483717628">142E Expenses of tribunal members
The Territory must reimburse a member mentioned in section 142C (3) (Membership of tribunal) for expenses reasonably incurred in the exercise of the member's functions._Toc483717629">142F Registrar and deputy registrar of tribunal
(1) The registrar of the Magistrates Court is the registrar of the tenancy tribunal.(2) Each deputy registrar of the Magistrates Court is a deputy registrar of the tenancy tribunal.
(3) Subject to any direction of the registrar, a deputy registrar may exercise the powers of the registrar.
(4) The registrar may, in writing, delegate to a public servant all or any of the registrar's powers under this Act._Toc483717632">
142G Protection of tribunal members etc
(1) An action or proceeding does not lie against a relevant person in relation to an act done or omitted to be done honestly in the exercise or purported exercise of a function under this Act.(2) In this section:
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